Washburn University - Kaw Yearbook (Topeka, KS)

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SH RI G CULT RES Seeing one's own culture through the eyes of someone from a culture far dif- ferent is a rare and valuable experience. Several families in the Topeka area, and teachers and students from Wash- burn had an opportunity to gain such an experience last summer. Fukuoka University, the Japanese University with which Washburn has a sister relationship sent a delegation comprised of 47 students, four faculty advisors, and their tour guide to Tope- ka. The Japanese students stayed in Kuehne Hall from July 21 to Aug. 11, accompanied by dorm counselors and teaching assistants Kim Athon, Sonia Smith, Matt Bova, Dana Marcum and Frank Young. Each morning the Japanese attended intensive classes in English. During the afternoons they went shopping, saw American movies and toured Topeka. The counselors organized evening events such as softball games and marshmallow roasts. The students also made several trips to Kansas City. They spent a day at Worlds of Fun, and saw the last Royals game played before the baseball strike. When it was time for them to return home many of the students expressed a desire to stay. All of the students took home memories of their stay in Topeka. They had made many friends here and most felt as though they were members of the families they spent their first week with. I Above: Japanese students learn correct pronunciation of English words through careful articulation by Mary-Ann Whitman. Middle Left: Take- shi laughs hysterically over an amusing problem on his English assignment, Middle Right: Hiro prepares to return the frisbee to a friend during a trip to Lake Perry. Right: Kaoru and Hiroko perform with an actress while attending a play at Apply Valley Farm. OPPOSITE PAGE Above: Matt Bova, Sonia Smith and Frank Young, dorm counselors, give out Washburn T-shirts when the students arrive in Topeka. Bottom Left: Yukari takes a bow after completing a dance with an Apple Valley Farm actor. Bottom Right: Hiro, Kiego, Takeshi, and Tatomo clown around after buying gifts for their family and friends at Apple Valley Farm. 6f.lapanese Exchange Mt

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.P a ,, ,Q .. LEARNING FOR LIFE Homecoming festivities, movies, club meet- ings, coffee in the Union - all are activities which play a part of student life at Washburn. But the main reason we are here is for academ- ics, to learn, to grow, to develop intellectual curiosity. Some 6,830 students attend the university, maintaining an all-school GPA of 2.63. The stu- dent to teacher ratio is about 33 to l in the introductory classes which become smaller as students begin taking upper division classes in their majors. The largest college is arts and sciences, and the departments with the largest number of ma- jors are general business, computer science, po- litical science and criminal justice. The academic arena at Washburn is constant- ly expanding to serve new interests. Among the new baccalaureate programs this year are public administration, business education, public rela- tions and organizational communications. In ad- dition, new associate degree programs include radiation technology, medical records technol- ogy and electronic maintenance technology. Teaching and rapport with students is empha- sized by the Washburn faculty. A diverse group, two-thirds of them hold terminal degrees from all over the United States and many foreign countries. +5 E. w fl 'N 3 ' KKTK 2 it U Y S S in W . W- wi- up we Y, ,W 4 W M Mm X QW' Q Y vw EV in , .M 'Q f in W A 3 ' P all ' l Lu Y 2: Ag? V 'r 1 W ' Q .,,, sw F Y' f. '. - i ' X 'A 4 ' ' .-aww-vt4Q?,.,.o4l wil 1' -s- .A if U V' 2 KVYV V 4 X if t ,., V V 1 , A A' ' ft' . s ---5 X L ., 'if J , at W . 1- Q 4 If J X i . . 4 .if . lt- , . 9. +o i n . t., ' ,W M W ., W.. A W- I ki - vt ,I .. 'ls lil 'X 's i ,tl H ln. va 9. . f :Y .-ve' A 3 ,ff ' I A -.1-dai